Bigme recently released a new 7″ color ereader/eNote/phone called the Bigme B7. Their names are so generic it took me a while to notice it’s actually a new model that’s different from the similar Bigme B751C that was released last year.
The new version comes with some interesting (and possibly useless) hardware upgrades, and it runs Android 14 instead of Android 11.
Bigme’s products always seem oddly over-specced and overpriced for ereaders and eNotes, and the Bigme B7 is no exception. It has a 2.4GHz octa-core CPU with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. Plus there’s a microSD card slot that supports cards up to 1TB.
It also has a 5MP rear camera that nobody ever seems to want on these types of devices, and to really kick off the questionable features it has a nano SIM card slot for 4G cellular connectivity. The funny thing is they’re advertising 4G as a feature for voice calling, not downloading ebooks or syncing notes or the kind of things you’d actually use it for on an ereader or eNote.
I’m sure loads of people are interested in making phone calls from a 7″ ereader (that makes no sense whatsoever).
The Bigme B7 doubles as an eNote since it comes with a stylus, but they don’t say what kind of touchscreen technology it uses. It’s not Wacom because the stylus requires charging, and it charges wirelessly.
Outside of the camera, the 4G wireless, the newer version of Android, and the massive amount of storage space and RAM for an ereader, it appears to be mostly the same as the Bigme B751C from last year, which Bigme still sells for $279.
There are currently two separate listings for the Bigme B7 on Amazon. When purchased from Bigme’s store directly it costs $328. But there’s another seller that sells Bigme products and they have the Bigme B7 listed for $309. Either way it’s the most expensive 7″ ereader on the market, but it’s also the only one capable of making phone calls and taking pictures.
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